Ghetto Gastro All-Day Takeover

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Presented By Colby Arts

Thursday, September 28th at 6:00pm EST

Online sale ends: 09/28/23 at 8:00pm EST

Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts

4000 Mayflower Hill Drive

Waterville, ME 04901

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Talent

Ghetto Gastro

Description

Ghetto Gastro is a globally recognized collective of chefs, curators, and cultural practitioners who use food as a tool to tell stories about the Bronx, where we come from, and the cultures that inspire them. Their capacious, collaborative practice utilizes the culinary arts but also intersects with design, music, fashion, performance, and entrepreneurship. The crew masterfully blends influences from the African diaspora, Global South ingredients, and the pulse of hip-hop to create offerings that address race, identity, and economic empowerment.

Their visit to Colby's campus represents a campus-wide co-sponsorship of this momentous event. Multiple areas, including the Colby Arts Office, Campus Dining, the Office of Campus Life, the Center for the Arts and Humanities, the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs, the Department of African American Studies, and the Lunder Institute for American Art have made this visit possible. Ghetto Gastro's all-day takeover will engage students through a class visit, a panel discussion, and a campus-wide dining “takeover,” inspired by recipes from their Black Power Kitchen cookbook to generate dialogue and community excitement about how food connects us all. As a liberal arts institution, Colby is excited to celebrate Ghetto Gastro. Their work reflects the ethos and spirit we share; working interdisciplinarily, across disciplines, geographies, and cultures for the sake of community empowerment, community building, and social justice.

6:00–6:30pm: Public reception in the Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts with appetizers, cocktails, and mocktails inspired by the Black Power Kitchen in advance of Ghetto Gastro's panel discussion.

6:30–7:30pm: Panel discussion followed by audience Q&A with Ghetto Gastro members John Gray, Lester Walker, and Pierre Serro, moderated by Erica Wall.

7:30–9:00pm: The reception resumes with a post-panel celebratory battle of the DJs - A tribute to the Hip Hop's 50th Anniversary.

-Books available in Colby Bookstore

-Student Giveaways of Ghetto Gastro products

Time

Event starts at 6:00pm
Doors open at 5:30pm

Price

RSVP: $0.00

Venue

Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts<br> 4000 Mayflower Hill Drive<br> Waterville, 04901

Capacity

100